Elements of Literature

The place and time in which a literary work takes place

A second, less important plot within the story

The voice through which an author tells a story.

The writer's attitude toward the readers, characters, and the subject.

Causes a plot to become tense or entangled as a result of the conflict.

The use of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur.

The sequence of events within the story.

A literary technique in which the reader expects one thing to happen, but the opposite happens.

A central idea, concern, or purpose. This is never just one word.

The main character of the story

Anything that stands for or represents something abstract (Like and Idea)

A conversation between characters

A struggle between opposing forces

The perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told.

A character or force in conflict with the main character

The writer's typical way of writing.

Refers to the atmosphere or feeling created in the reader by the literary work.

Interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time

The form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group.

A person, animal, or imaginary creature in a literary work.

A division or type of literature